by ncc_admin | Jul 13, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Photos and research courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT). Black Indians – Combines certain elements of the Red Indian with some African derived elements. They dress predominantly in black with other colours. Their faces are also painted black....
by ncc_admin | Jul 12, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) The Pierrot Grenade is the satirical descendant of the Pierrot – a finely dressed masquerader and deeply learned scholar. Pierrot Grenade falls under the category of Old Time Carnival and is the...
by ncc_admin | Jul 11, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Calinda or Kalenda (Stick Fighting) Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) The Kalenda (Calinda), a stick dance, owed its origins to pre-colonial times, as early as the late 1700’s. The term Kalenda emerged as a general term for...
by ncc_admin | Jul 10, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Gatka Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) With origins dating back to Northern India (currently Pakistan), Gatka is a highly ritualised fighting dance form that is attributed to the god Shiva and his devotees. While it has passed...
by ncc_admin | Jul 9, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Dame Lorraine Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) Today, the Dame Lorraine traditional character appears as a female dressed in the style of a rich planter’s wife. However, in the beginning, the Dame Lorraine was not a single...
by ncc_admin | Jul 8, 2015 | Traditional Mas Characters
Bat Photos courtesy the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago (CITT) Bats sometimes play with clown bands, sometimes as bat bands, and sometimes as individuals. The typical bat costume is normally black or brown, (although white bats are not uncommon) made of...
